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WorksheetsHow Tia Lola Came to Stay Reading Test
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
There is a resemblance between the siblings.
medical emergency
similar appearance
remarkable strength
musical performance
The colonel is waiting.
military officer
football coach
office manager
news reporter
This river affords water.
splashes
contains
splatters
provides
Let's stay in this quaint hotel.
well-known
old-fashioned
nice-looking
snow-covered
I saw a glint in his eye.
sparkle
flicker
flash
speck
My cat was lurking behind the chair.
relaxing
strutting
prancing
prowling
These palettes need to be cleaned.
stirring wands for paint
large tubes for paints
mixing boards for paints
soft brushes for paints
Where does most of the story take place?
a farmhouse
an apartment
a sports arena
an art studio
What is the most likely reason the author described the photographs of Colonel Charlebois as a boy?
to tell about his baseball uniform
to show that he loved baseball
to explain why he was unhappy
to identify who his friends were
Miguel had to write a letter to Colonel Charlebois because...
Miguel did not have the colonel's phone number.
the colonel told the family he did not have a phone.
the colonel did not want to answer any phone calls.
Miguel's family did not have a phone in their home.
Which of these events happened last in this selection?
The colonel asked Miguel's family to repaint the house.
The colonel accepted an invitation from Miguel's Tia Lola.
Miguel found photographs that showed the colonel as a boy.
Miguel and his team began practicing in the colonel's field.
At the beginning of the story, how were Colonel Charlebois and Tia Lola alike?
They seemed to know what would happen.
They enjoyed telling stories to the children.
They had unusual ways of doing things.
They were pleasant people to be around.
Which of these gave Tia Lola the best clue for what would probably make Colonel Charlebois happy?
the answering machine
the trimmed hedges
an old photograph
the baseball uniforms
When Tia Lola said she planned to "change a hard heart," she meant that she would change...
the colonel's mind by making him happy.
Mami's feelings about moving back to New York.
Miguel's feelings about playing baseball.
her mind and repaint the house its original color.
Which of these is an important theme from the story?
Children like to drink smoothies and talk about gardens.
People from different backgrounds can have fun together.
Photographs show people, places, and events from the past.
Sports are only enjoyed by young people and their families.
Which of these is an important theme from the story?
A person's time is as valuable as money.
A person who is kind has no friends.
A person is correct only part of the time.
A person's face is the window to the heart.
What kind of person was Tia Lola?
nervous
grateful
clever
noisy
Why did the children like Tia Lola so much?
She told jokes that were funny.
She served cold drinks and told great stories.
She let the children paint the house with her.
She played baseball with them.
What did Tia Lola do to change Colonel Charlebois' decisions about the color of the house?
She bribed him with smoothies.
She convinced him that the color fit.
She begged him to change his mind.
She named the baseball team after him.
